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President of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, reportedly met the coach Ronald Koeman. What did the two men discuss?
Rate Barcelona this season is not quite good enough under the direction of Koeman even though he has presented the Copa del Rey trophy. Los Blancos were knocked out in the last 16 of the Champions League after losing 2-5 on aggregate to Paris Saint-Germain.
Barca’s chance to win the LaLiga title this season is also very slim, considering that they are four points behind Atletico Madrid as the leaders of the standings. This could not be separated from the defeat to Granada and the draw against Levante, who was actually in the leading position.
Laporta then held a meeting with Koeman at a restaurant. According to Marca, from the results of the Mediaset report, Rafa Yuste as the vice president was also present.
There is no indication that Laporta wants to end Barcelona’s partnership with Koeman at this meeting. Laporta actually wanted to hear directly from Koeman’s mouth regarding his predicament.
There was also a hearing session regarding Koeman’s working relationship with the Barcelona Sports Director, Mateu Alemany and Ramon Planes. If he didn’t feel comfortable, Koeman could have been given the door or Laporta replaced the sporting director.
A number of names have emerged if Ronald Koeman was indeed fired by Barca in the summer. One of the replacement candidates is Xavi Hernandez, a former Barca star.
Currently Xavi has signed a new two-year contract with Qatari club Al Sadd. But there are rumors that Xavi has a special clause that allows him to leave Al Sadd if Barcelona are interested in him.
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